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If an angry bigot assumes this bountiful cause of Abolition, and comes to me with his last news from Barbadoes, why should I not say to him, "Go love thy infant; love thy wood-chopper; be good-natured and modest; have that grace; and never varnish your hard, uncharitable ambition with this incredible tenderness for black folk a thousand miles off. Thy love afar is spite at home."
Embarkation of the troops Lawrence's regiment sent to Ireland He receives his pay for the war and promptly spends it Ordered on foreign service again to the West Indies Terrific storm which compels the fleet to put back into Cork Arrival at Barbadoes Death of a young captain from fever Jamaica Discovery of a female stowaway Lawrence told off to deposit her on shore The regiment proceeds to New Orleans A new kind of fortification to be stormed Doings in camp on Dolphin Isle Return to England News arriving of Napoleon's escape from Elba, the regiment is sent on at once to Flanders Ghent March to Brussels.
Poor, unoffending old men, and pious women, had been shot at and killed by our soldiers, their wigwams burned, their families scattered, and driven to seek shelter with the enemy; yea, many Christian Indians, he did believe, had been sold as slaves to the Barbadoes, which he did account a great sin, and a reproach to our people.
In an evil moment Mr. W.B. Espeut conceived the idea that it would be a good thing to introduce mongooses to the rats of Barbadoes and Jamaica that were pestering the cane-fields to an annoying extent. It was done. The mongooses attacked the rats, cleaned them out, multiplied, and then looked about for more worlds to conquer.
After an hour and a half's drive, we reached Colliton estate, where we were engaged to breakfast. We met a hearty welcome from the manager, Samuel Hinkston, Esq. we were soon joined by several gentlemen whom Mr. H. had invited to take breakfast with us; these were the Rev. Mr. Gittens, rector of St. Thomas, an extensive attorney of Barbadoes; and Dr.
There were two of my men wounded as well as myself, but not severely, which was fortunate, as we had no surgeon on board, and only about half a yard of diachylum plaster in the vessel. "Well out of that, sir," said Swinburne, as I limped aft. "By the Lord Harry! it might have been a pretty go." Having shaped our course for Barbadoes, I dressed my leg, and went down to sleep.
"Barbadoes was reached just before daylight, May 18, and after rushing two hundred and fifty tons of coal aboard, we sailed the same evening. Still the orders read, 'Come on. From our consul I learned that Cervera's fleet was at Martinique, just to the north of us. This fleet had been extolled for speed and fighting qualities. I am not a rash man. I was not looking for that fleet.
Their conduct after they become free is good. I hope the foregoing answers and information may be of service to you in your laudable pursuits, for which I wish you every success. I am, gentlemen, your ob't serv't, Jos. Hamilton, Special Justice. There are three religious denominations at the present time in Barbadoes Episcopalians, Wesleyans, and Moravians.
He forgot his repulse at Howth in the memory of the sweeter moment when they had parted. After all there was no hurry. She was only a child, as her behaviour had shown him so often. At the same time he was anxious that she should not forget him, and for this reason he wrote her a number of letters from Bermuda, from Jamaica and Barbadoes and other ports on the Atlantic station.
Our captain justified the confidence so poetically expressed above. He sailed his ship along steadily, taking no risks, and after a pleasant passage of thirty-six days brought her to anchor in Carlisle Bay, Barbadoes, where we were due to deliver some bags of mails.
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